Yen Weakens on G-20 Silence

The yen weakened on expectations that the Group of 20 industrial and developing nations will avoid a direct rebuke of Japan's recent efforts to jumpstart its economy through looser monetary policy.

Finance ministers meeting at a G-20 summit in Moscow appeared to be nearing an understanding that would allow developed economies, including Japan, to continue to try to use monetary stimulus, while emerging-market countries would still be...